Luke Adam has seen his ice time drop and coach Lindy Ruff believes that the rookie's confidence has been shaken. "It isn't about the defensive shortcomings. It's about the amount of plays he's made," Ruff said. "If Luke was getting 4-5 chances a game, that part of the ice time would go up, if he was making plays or setting up people. That part has to be better. He's probably lost a lot of confidence right now and it's tough. So you turn to your veteran guys and hope they can turn it for you. In the meantime, you hope Luke can find some confidence." Adam posted 11 points in the first 11 games of the year, while seeing the majority of that time between Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek, but of late that assignment has gone to Jochen Hecht and Adam has been relegated to the wing as a bottom-six forward. Adam has one point in his last 15 games, but his 10 goals are surprisingly the third most on the team.